Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

{Time: October 1, 2004}

{Location: Flower Planting-Special Zone}

Zhou Hongyi's sudden movement startled the three people around him. They couldn't help but look across the way, only to find that the young new owner only gently raised his head and glanced at Zhou Hongyi.

For Zhou Hongyi, the second he stood up in anger seemed like a century.

But when he saw the clear eyes of the young new boss opposite him, he felt that he couldn't understand it again.

No disregard, no disdain, no anger.

He just looked at himself indifferently, letting the emotions welling up in his chest have no place to express.

When it arrived, Zhou Hongyi suppressed his emotions and said softly: "I... go to the toilet..."

"By the way, let's take a five-minute break," Ning Zimo smiled at Zhou Hongyi, then turned to Dong Qianqian and said, "Please get me a cup of coffee. I'm thirsty after talking too much."

"Okay, Master." Dong Qianqian stood up without knowing why, but still responded and walked out.

Zhou Hongyi felt a gust of wind pass by him, which seemed to take away a bit of the depression in his chest. He paused, and finally walked out the door in a muffled voice. As he walked, he couldn't help but think of the past years.

Bit by bit.

Fast forward 6 years, from 3721 to today's Yahoo, search engines seem to have been an obsession hidden in his heart. If it weren't for the "plug-in war", Baidu gradually showed its advantages in web search technology.

Defeat, his 3721 has probably become the number one search brand for flower planting since then, right?

But in the end, I still lost. I have never been reconciled to the defeat in search. So when Yahoo offered me an olive branch, I still accepted Yahoo's solicitation. In order to be able to integrate 3721 network real-name and Yahoo search

(yst) has become the number one search brand for flower planting.

But not long after this journey, the change of ownership seemed to cut off his last hope.

But why didn't he leave angrily when he just stood up? Is it because he thinks there is any hope? Or is he full of expectations for the young new club? Or maybe his eyes actually reveal his concern for me?

expect?

Being expected by a young man who is more than ten years younger than you?

It turns out to be such a weird feeling!

"Hongyi...are you...ok?"

There was a voice coming from behind. Zhou Hongyi followed the sound and saw his partner Li Junling walking in from the toilet door.

Seeing him looking at him curiously, Zhou Hongyi quickly collected his emotions and shook his head, "It's okay, don't worry about me."

Li Junling looked at Zhou Hongyi twice. Although he had not been with him for a long time, he still knew his temper to some extent.

After thinking about it, Li Junling patted Zhou Hongyi's arm and said, "Hongyi, you are right to do this. I don't feel that Mr. Ning wants to fire you. Because he doesn't need to know so much about us."

After understanding the development status of the organization, he showed us his plan before taking action against us."

"I know..." Zhou Hongyi splashed water on his face twice, and then said to Li Junling, "I thought the same thing just now, but he told us before to replace our search team. This matter will

It’s hard for me to accept.”

"Look at it patiently. At least since he planned to acquire Yahoo and its existing product lines a year ago, I feel that this person is not an ordinary person. Not to mention that the direction he is currently proposing has potential that is not available in this era.

.”

"Who says it's not," Zhou Hongyi took out a tissue and covered his face, and said quietly after a long time, "It's just that this person's behavior is different from the people we have met in the past, so I almost couldn't hold it back just now.

"

Li Junling nodded, but soon squinted his eyes and said, "You are airborne...Mr. Ning is also airborne...so, you can try to calm down and listen to him in full."

"e=(o｀*))) Sigh..." Zhou Hongyi sighed longly, and there was a glimmer of light in his eyes when he lifted his eyes away from his face. But when he put his eyes back on, the lenses had already

His sharp eyes were somewhat obscured.

"Lao Li...I understand...Thank you."

"We are all comrades-in-arms, so what's there to be grateful for...After all, it's all for a better future, right?"

…

When he and Li Junling walked back to the conference room, Zhou Hongyi saw the young new boss holding a coffee cup. When he saw them walking in, he nodded gently to them.

In this case, Zhou Hongyi could no longer stick to his own stubbornness.

After sitting down, he still smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Ning, I'm sorry... let's... continue."

Seeing that Zhou Hongyi suppressed his emotions, Ning Zimo hid behind the cup and smiled softly.

After putting down the cup, Ning Zimo said, "Okay, then I'll continue talking."

After a pause, Ning Zimo continued, "Using Bing's search engine to replace Yahoo's current search engines such as Yisou has two purposes. First, Bing has search engine optimization technology and has a leading edge in technology.

Secondly, I reached an agreement with Ali Baba CEO Ma Yun at the Bairen Huixiao Party in 2003. The content of this agreement was that if I really acquired Yahoo Zhonghua, I would open up Yahoo’s search engine technology.

It will be used by Ali Baba’s companies. Ali Baba will hand over their advertising business to us on their Ali International website and Taobao platform.”

In the previous life, Yahoo did this when it invested in Ahri in 2005. At that time, Ahri not only received a US$1 billion investment from Yahoo but also received search technology support. From that time on, Ahri gradually improved the quality of its search.

, and slowly move towards the pinnacle of domestic e-commerce platforms.

In this life, Ning Zimo still copied this model.

Doing so has many benefits.

"Exchanging old technologies for corresponding markets will almost closely link the thriving Ali with Yahoo. At least for a period of time, our e-commerce advertising business will be ahead of other portals."

Glancing at Zhou Hongyi who was thoughtful, Ning Zimo stopped hiding it, "The reason for this arrangement is because I have two other projects that require Yahoo Flowers to implement."

Zhou Hongyi, who was looking at the table and thinking carefully just now, quickly raised his head when he heard Ning Zimo's words.

"The other project of [Senior Programmer Incubation Center] besides [Tieba] is the browser. This project is currently in the staff building period, and this currently unnamed browser will be launched directly after the development is completed.

Enter the browser market and compete with IE."

Countless things suddenly popped into Zhou Hongyi's mind, and he didn't know why he immediately remembered the work he had done on the address bar when 3721 was first established.

"If a search engine wants to develop, why should we focus on the search engine itself? Why don't we think about this issue from another angle? At least using a browser to try to change users' usage habits is not a long-term but steady approach?"

Ning Zimo stared at the glint in Zhou Hongyi's eyes, then turned around and smiled at everyone else, "Don't you think Internet Explorer is dead? Is it possible to pull Ju Hard off from its dominance of the browser?"

, isn’t it more meaningful to compete with Baidu for a certain three-point territory in the country?”

Ning Zimo's words were like a ray of breeze blowing in his face, making Zhou Hongyi feel that the chaotic thoughts in his mind suddenly seemed to be sorted out and he suddenly had a clue.

"The browser seems to be just a worthless free software, and its absolute dominance has been occupied by giant hardware for a long time. But the browser is the entrance to the Internet, and the Internet is the most important application of the PC. If we occupy

A browser can change users' usage habits!" Zhou Hongyi suddenly stood up again excitedly.

But after standing up, he was completely stunned.

He couldn't help but do the same action just now. Even if it was for a reason this time, he couldn't help laughing when he thought that he was so excited.

But what he didn't expect was that Ning Zimo nodded and shook his head.

"In fact, if you really open your eyes, you should regard the browser as a platform, an ecological platform that is similar to an operating system but transcends the operating system."

Ning Zimo held the cup and took another sip of coffee, and then continued under Zhou Hongyi's embarrassed but eager gaze:

"Since the birth of the first browser plug-in, the browser is no longer limited to a tool for browsing the Internet, it is a connection point for an increasingly diverse set of tools and applications, and it is these tools and applications that have changed

Almost all ways to work online.”

When the mobile Internet was booming in the previous life, many people were accustomed to handling daily or work needs on their mobile phones. But before that, people's habit of using computers to browse the Internet was being changed by browsers.

With the cost of food and clothing, people can almost use a browser to browse the Internet to seek all corresponding services.

The transition from c/s to b/s, a more convenient work and lifestyle, allows people to achieve all goals through a browser.

For children who grow flowers, the ones they have the most contact with are representatives like WeChat mini programs.

It’s just that the founders of WeChat have to consider not just users, but how to involve more developers in the WeChat ecosystem to become the main body of the WeChat ecosystem, and then focus on serving them to provide the best services to

The ultimate purpose of the user.

WeChat is like this,

The same goes for browsers.

Speaking of Google Chrome in the previous life, when Apple and Android apps required paid downloads, Chrome plug-ins also existed in a similar form. In order to make better use of the various functions of the browser, many people like to buy

Purchase paid plug-ins like software.

It is this kind of thinking model that created the difference of Google Chrome, and ultimately allowed Google Chrome to win 70% of the global browser market.

"...to build a browser based on the open thinking of the ecosystem instead of a closed operating system like a giant hard one, and then network many developers together. Unite the wisdom of a group of people to improve the ecosystem to provide better services

, rather than the wisdom that few people take for granted, this is the ultimate goal of developing an ecosystem based on browsers.

So, if you think carefully about the browser-centered ecological model I am talking about, is it more interesting than just thinking about living in a corner and competing with Baidu on search engines and fighting to the death?"

Ning Zimo hugged the coffee cup and shrugged, smiling. He could see some strange brilliance in Zhou Hongyi's eyes that lit up with his thoughts.

That is what is called ambition. Like most things in this world, ambition has its good and bad sides.

It's just that someone needs to make good use of it and use it in the right place. Just like there is a business model in this world that can not only stand up but also make money.

"So, this is an express train that will subvert the world," Ning Zimo said with a smile. "It depends on whether your ambitions can withstand the loneliness before reaching the goal. If you can, this journey will be successful."

Would you consider taking the express train to the future?"